Well, my family has greatly had a chance to enjoy a meal together for a very long time. My parents are always busy with work and I am also right occupying with my studies, leaving a quick little time to spend together at home. Last year, I was accepted into a university in Ho Chi Minh City, which means I had to move away from home to continue my education. One day, I suddenly realized that I had never celebrated my father’s birthday and it had been a success, I had a proper dinner and a meaningful conversation together. Determined to change that, I decided to organize a surprise birthday party for my dad. Fortunately, his birthday fell on a Sunday, making it easier for me to gather his family. I returned to my hometown without telling him and strictly replying everything. I pulled a cute cake for the cake and cooked several dishes myself. What my dad said, what I have done, he looked genuinely happy. We enjoyed dinner together, had a cake, chatted and sang the birthday song. This meal was incredibly special to me because it served as a reminder of the importance of family and the need to write out a tight time for my loved ones. Even though rebelling everything was tiring, seeing my dad smile made it worthwhile. Thank you.
Band 7+: Talk about a special meal you have had. You should say: where you had it who you had it with what the meal includes and explain why you like it.
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Well, my family has not had a chance to enjoy a meal together for a very long time. My parents are always busy with work, and I am also occupied with my studies, leaving little time to spend together at home. Last year, I was accepted into a university in Ho Chi Minh City, which meant I had to move away from home to continue my education. One day, I suddenly realized that I had never celebrated my father's birthday, and it had been a success. I had a proper dinner and a meaningful conversation together. Determined to change that, I decided to organize a surprise birthday party for my dad. Fortunately, his birthday fell on a Sunday, making it easier for me to gather the family. I returned to my hometown without telling him and kept everything a secret. I bought a cute cake and cooked several dishes myself. When my dad saw what I had done, he looked genuinely happy. We enjoyed dinner together, had cake, chatted, and sang the birthday song. This meal was incredibly special to me because it served as a reminder of the importance of family and the need to carve out time for my loved ones. Even though organizing everything was tiring, seeing my dad smile made it worthwhile. Thank you.
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